You see an empty parking space marked with the disabled-person symbol on the ground in Oregon. Your friend has a permit but is not in the car with you. May you park there?
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A.
Yes, since your friend has a permit.
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B.
No, you do not have a valid disabled parking permit. Correct
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C.
Yes, but only for less than 5 minutes.
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D.
Yes, if no other spaces are available.
The answer is "No, you do not have a valid disabled parking permit."
No. It is illegal to park in a space marked for persons with disabilities unless you have a valid disabled parking permit. Permits are issued to specific individuals or to groups that transport them; your friend's permit does not authorize you to park there when they are not in the car. Fines start at $165 and go up to $1,000, and the manual is explicit that this includes parking even for "just a few minutes."
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Yes, since your friend has a permit.
The permit authorizes the permit holder, not anyone they know. Misreading: Treats a disabled parking permit as transferable to acquaintances; the manual ties the right to park to holding a valid permit yourself, not to knowing someone who has one.
C. Yes, but only for less than 5 minutes.
The manual states fines apply even for parking 'just a few minutes.'. Misreading: Invents a short-duration exception; the manual specifies that fines apply to parking without a permit even for 'just a few minutes.'
D. Yes, if no other spaces are available.
Availability of other spaces does not unlock a space marked for persons with disabilities. Misreading: Treats a full lot as a necessity exception; the manual conditions parking on holding a valid disabled parking permit, with no carve-out for lot conditions.
This question tests your knowledge of Parking in Oregon. Source: Oregon Driver Manual, "Parking Spaces for Persons with Disabilities," p.69..
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